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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
able
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
add
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
all
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
also
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have been and am entirely useless; just able to tinker at my Grandfather.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
Balfour
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
beginnings
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
Chapter
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
chapters
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
cousin
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
deserve
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
ends
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have been and am entirely useless; just able to tinker at my Grandfather.
equal
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
fellow
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
Graham
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Grandfather
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From this reading I have been and am entirely useless; just able to tinker at my Grandfather.
hand
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
home
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
IV
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
just
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
like
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
mail
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
month
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
more
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been and am entirely useless; just able to tinker at my Grandfather.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
nice
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
only
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
perhaps
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
present
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
recommend
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
screw
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
three
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
tinker
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From this reading I have been and am entirely useless; just able to tinker at my Grandfather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
together
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From this reading And Chapter IV. is at present all ends and beginnings; but it can be pulled together.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
up
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From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
useless
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From this reading I have been and am entirely useless; just able to tinker at my Grandfather.
very
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
warmly
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From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is all I have been able to screw up to you for this month, and I may add that it is not only more than you deserve, but just about more than I was equal to.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The three chapters—perhaps also a little of the fourth—will come home to you next mail by the hand of my cousin Graham Balfour, a very nice fellow whom I recommend to you warmly—and whom I think you will like.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know nothing of, as I told you.
